HyperionThe 29th century and the universe of the Human Hegemony is under threat. Invasion by the warlike rebel Ousters looms, and the mysterious schemes of the secessionist Al TechnoCore bring chaos even closer. Some pilgrims have resolved to die before discovering anything less than the secrets of the universe.

From the desert to the city

The South Wales Division was one of the three operating divisions of the Western Region

meeting with politicians

he was a proud and principled schoolteacher with an explosive temper

When 14-year-old Sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy

and of a remarkable relationship blossoming against the backdrop of rural life

he's quick to link the first victim to a group of ordinary middle aged men - and to realise they may have accidentally reawakened a bloody conflict from a previous century

at the age of 25

in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son Nathan and ageing Labrador Dido

A series of unsolved murders with one thing in common: each of the deaths bears an eerie resemblance to the crimes depicted in classic mystery novels

Puzzle greyboard contains 90% recycled paper

an unbreakable bond had been forged across species